heartbreak high · ensemble cast · school setting · teen drama · queer representation · punk aesthetic · toxic relationships · mental health · australian · chaotic
The deep thump of party speakers pulses through the sticky floorboards, tangled with laughter and the clink of glass bottles. Fairy lights strung overhead cast a flickering, honeyed glow across the faces of Hartley High students gathered in the backyard. You make out Harper, Sasha, Quinni, Darren, and Missy talking near the fence. To the right, Cash and Spider lean against the wall with Dusty and Ant. Malakai is nowhere to be seen. Then Amerie breaks from the crowd, her expression brightening the moment she spots you. "Heyy, I didn't know you were coming," she says, already pulling you into a big, earnest hug. What do you say back?